Rollstands for carrying web rolls having different axial widths

Claim 1

A ROLLSTAND INCLUDING A REEL COMPRISING A SUPPORT SHAFT HAVING AXIALLY SPACED SETS OF ARMS EXTENDING THEREFROM TO CARRY A PLURALITY OF WEB ROLLS; THE ARMS OF EACH SET BEING SPACED APART ANGULARLY AND ALIGNED WITH THE ARMS OF THE OTHER SET TO FORM ARM PAIRS EACH OF WHICH CARRIES ONE OF SAID ROLLS BETWEEN THE OUTER ENDS OF ITS ARMS, AND MEANS MOUNTING AT LEAST ONE ARM OF AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SETS FOR DISPLACEMENT AXIALLY ON SAID SHAFT RELATIVE TO ANOTHER ARM OF THE SAME SET, WHEREBY SAID ARM PAIRS CAN BE POSITIONED TO RECEIVE AND CARRY WEB ROLLS OF DIFFERENT WIDTHS; SAID AT LEAST ONE ARM INCLUDING LATERALLY SPACED INNER END PORTIONS HAVING THEREON SPACED CLAMPING SURFACES SLOPED CONVERGENTLY IN THE DIRECTION AWAY FROM THE REACH OF THE ARM, AND FURTHER HAVING THEREON BUTT SURFACES TO BEAR RADIALLY AGAINST A SEAT ON SAID SHAFT, SAID SHAFT HAVING OPPOSITELY SLOPED BEARING SURFACES SPACE APART THEREON TO MATE WITH SAID CLAMPING SURFACES , AND FASTENING MEANS OPERABLE TO DRAW TOGETHER SAID INNER END PORTIONS AND THEREBY CONTRACT SAID CLAMPING SURFACES UPON SAID BEARING SURFACES UNTIL SAID BUTT SURFACES ARE CLAMPED TIGHTLY AGAINST SAID SEAT ON THE SHAFT.